Royal Bank of Canada Has $27.91 Million Holdings in The New York Times Company $NYT

Royal Bank of Canada trimmed its holdings in shares of The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT) by 5.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 333,304 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,856 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in New York Times were worth $27,908,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of NYT. Navalign LLC acquired a new position in shares of New York Times during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its position in shares of New York Times by 74.2% in the fourth quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 446 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 190 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of New York Times in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of New York Times by 59.6% in the third quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 245 shares during the period. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of New York Times by 690.7% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 739 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.37% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about New York Times

Here are the key news stories impacting New York Times this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Digital growth remains the key support. Analysts are watching whether continued subscriber gains, digital advertising and paid products can sustain NYT’s revenue growth and earnings trajectory ahead of the quarterly report. The New York Times Company Q2 Earnings Loom: Key Trends to Track
• Positive Sentiment: Broad, high-profile coverage may support engagement. Recent NYT output spans major political, international, climate, technology, entertainment and sports stories, including extensive MLB trade-deadline and Athletic coverage. Strong reader interest across these categories can help retention, traffic and the value of the company’s subscription bundle. 2026 MLB Trade Deadline live tracker
• Neutral Sentiment: Most other recent headlines are editorial rather than financial. Coverage of Iran, U.S. politics, climate grants, artificial intelligence regulation, culture and sports is unlikely to materially change NYT’s fundamentals immediately, but it reinforces the breadth of the company’s news and lifestyle offerings.
• Negative Sentiment: Execution risks remain ahead of earnings. The earnings preview specifically flags declining print revenue and rising operating expenses. With the shares valued at roughly 33 times earnings and trading near the 200-day moving average, results or guidance that fail to confirm digital-growth expectations could pressure the stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NYT has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Bank of America lowered their price objective on New York Times from $87.00 to $80.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of New York Times in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Wall Street Zen upgraded New York Times from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 9th. Zacks Research raised New York Times from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on shares of New York Times from $60.00 to $66.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, New York Times presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $83.22.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other New York Times news, EVP Jacqueline M. Welch sold 4,000 shares of New York Times stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $74.14, for a total value of $296,560.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 23,873 shares in the company, valued at $1,769,944.22. The trade was a 14.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP William Bardeen sold 4,121 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.85, for a total value of $320,819.85. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 14,560 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,133,496. The trade was a 22.06% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 17,121 shares of company stock worth $1,310,920 in the last ninety days. 1.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

New York Times Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:NYT opened at $75.84 on Wednesday. The New York Times Company has a 1 year low of $53.48 and a 1 year high of $87.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.95. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $73.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $76.31.

New York Times (NYSE:NYT) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $712.24 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $699.93 million. New York Times had a return on equity of 22.02% and a net margin of 13.18%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 12.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.41 earnings per share. As a group, analysts anticipate that The New York Times Company will post 2.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

New York Times Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 23rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 8th were issued a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 8th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. New York Times’s payout ratio is 39.48%.

About New York Times

The New York Times Company is a publicly traded media organization best known for publishing The New York Times newspaper and operating the NYTimes.com digital platform. The company produces daily print and digital journalism covering national and international news, opinion pieces, feature stories, and multimedia content. Alongside its flagship newspaper, the firm offers a range of subscription-based services, including Times Cooking, NYT Games, podcasts and newsletters, designed to engage a broad audience of readers and advertisers.

Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, The New York Times has built a reputation for in-depth reporting and investigative journalism.